LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath
Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors(家庭教师),cards,speciallearningcenters—inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof
FinallytheytookTommytoacatholic(天主教的)school
Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface
Hedidn’tkisshismotherhello
Instead,hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying
Booksandpaperswerespread(铺开)outallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork
Hismotherwassurprised
Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,hewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword
Innotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore
Thiswentonforsometime,dayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening
Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard
Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks
Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleTommygotanAinmath
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